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Latitude: 55.9986 / 55°59'54"N
Longitude: -5.6531 / 5°39'11"W
OS Eastings: 172303
OS Northings: 684427
OS Grid: NR723844
Mapcode National: GBR DDFV.MD0
Mapcode Global: WH0JF.4H98
Entry Name: Dun Mhuirich,fort
Scheduled Date: 26 February 1955
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM238
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort)
Location: North Knapdale
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Mid Argyll
Traditional County: Argyllshire
Late 19th century. Single storey school. Symmetrically
planned. Stugged red ashlar with contrasting dressings.
W ELEVATION: 4-bay inner range with blind central oculus and
end stacks; 2-bay wings have gabled entrance bays, shouldered
doors with fanlights and raised hoodmoulds, outer bays slightly recessed, twin-gabled end walls. All small-paned mullioned sash
windows. Saw-toothed skews with gabletted skewputts,
fleur-de-lis finials, slate roofs. 3-bay rear wing central on
E wall, shelter (corrugated iron roof) beyond open to N and to
S. Some minor additions at rear.
Playground bounded by rubble-built, ashlar-coped walls (former
toilets incorporated), spiked cast-iron railings to W.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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